Fishing Partnership Support Services – provide help with health insurance, health screenings and special events, advice from legal and financial professionals, professional counseling on family issues, depression, grief, and substance abuse, and safety training.

RESCUES Manual - the ‘Responding to Emergencies at Sea and to Communities Under Extreme Stress’ manual consolidates a wealth of information to help prepare individuals, groups and entire communities for crises affecting members of the commercial fishing industry. The manual addresses important considerations for preventing injury and serves as a guide for dealing with tragedies such as the sinking of a boat or the aftermath of losing a crewmember at sea. If you would like a print copy of the RESCUES manual, contact seagrantinfo@mit.edu or download a copy.

Local food pantries – provide food to those in need. Many are located throughout the region and can be located through local churches or the internet.

Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation - uses marketing, outreach and education strategies to grow participation in boating and fishing, and offers a variety of tools to its stakeholders to help them more strategically and effectively focus on their boater/angler recruitment, retention and reactivation efforts.

Cape Cod, MA

Women of Fishing Families: provide Cape Cod fishing families with an active support network during times of transition and unforeseen circumstances. They offer emergency financial assistance, long-term financial planning, and connect families to resources.

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod - provide services to low income families to achieve self-sufficiency. Their Office of Career Opportunities helps place unemployed individuals in new job opportunities: 508-771-1727.

New Jersey

Love Inc. - Love in the Name of Christ is a faith-based initiative in Monmouth County, NJ with a mission to mobilize the Church to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ. It provides physical, emotional and spiritual support to thousands of children and adults throughout Monmouth County.

O.C.E.A.N. Inc. - a community action agency providing support with affordable housing, home energy and weatherization throughout New Jersey.